Opinel Les Essentiels du Cuisinier 50s Set (001452)

The Opinel Les Essentiels due Cuisinier 50s Set consists of the following four blades:

• Opinel No.112 Paring Knife (9cm blade suitable for slicing, chopping, and peeling)
• Opinel No.113 Serrated Knife (9cm blade ideal for slicing tomatoes and kiwis)
• Opinel No.114 Vegetable Knife (7cm hooked blade with spine jimping perfect for processing young vegetables)
• Opinel No.115 Peeler (peels on both push and pull, and thus suitable for both righties and lefties)

The Les Essentiels du Cuisinier is an extremely versatile knife set. This set is perfectly at home in your home kitchen and will serve you very well. Fourwheelers with field kitchens can transport all four blades, and yet the total weight of the set is only 3 oz. Weight-conscious bikepackers can dispense with the specialty blades and take only the paring knife or serrated knife to accomplish all of their kitchen tasks, and yet they have on hand a full 4" knife that weighs less than 1 oz. 

Blade material is 12C27 Sandvik Stainless Steel for corrosion resistance and easy maintenance in the field.

Handle material is brightly painted beechwood handles that are riveted in place. If you fancy this set but want something more plain or in different color arrangements, the Opinel Les Essentials du Cuisinier Set is also available in the following woods and vibrant color arrangements: 

• Opinel Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Art Deco Set
• Opinel Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Loft Set
• Opinel Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Olivewood Set
• Opinel Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Primo Set
• Opinel Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Natural Set
• Opinel Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Primavera Set

The colored Les Essentiels sets are especially beautiful and will fill you with good cheer every time you use them. Some also find the colored sets easier to use than the wood sets because the different blades with their differently colored handles are easier to distinguish at a glance or in poor light.

Keep your Essentiels in top working condition with Opinel Maintenance Oil. Maintenance Oil will protect the steel against corrosion, and will also penetrate the wooden handles and prevent them from cracking when dry and rotting when wet.

Keep all of your cutlery nice and sharp. Not only will your blades be more effective when they are sharp, they will actually be safer to use because they will cut with less pressure than a dull blade and behave much more predictably.

There is no single or "best" way to sharpen cutlery, because we all have our different preferences and skill levels. Different sharpening methods will also suit different blade shapes and sizes, and you probably would not use the same sharpening tool on a pocketknife and sword. To make the matter even less universal, some prefer to sharpen at home while others sharpen in the field, so the "best" sharpening tools will necessarily differ. Excellent ways to sharpen include:

• Edge Pro Sharpening System
• Hults Bruk Grinding Stone
• Opinel Manual Knife Sharpener
• Opinel Small Natural Sharpening Whetstone from Lombardia

Opinel Part Number -  001452
Universal Product Code -  3123840014529